Printer s ink fountain knife



V (No'ModeL) F. L. GOSS.

' .PRINTERS INK FOUNTAIN KNIFE.

No. 247,903, Patented Oct. 4,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK L. GOSS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLESJ. STROMBERG, OFSAME PLACE.

PRINTERS INK-FOUNTAIN KNIFE...

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No." 247,903, dated October4, 1881.

Application filed July 13, 1881.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK L. Goss, of the city of Chicago, Cookcounty, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful PrintersInk-Fountain Knife, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to a knife to be used in taking the ink from thefountain of printingpresses and the objects of my invention are tofurnish a knife of such a shape and so constructed that it willexpeditiously and thoroughly take the ink from the fountain, and also soshaped as to take the ink from under the fountain-cylinder.

The knives heretofore in use will not take the ink from under thecylinder, and will not thoroughly clean the fountain.

I attain my objects by the particular 0011- struction and shape of mydevice, as shown in' the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aside view of my knife. Fig. 2 A is a perspective view, showing thecylinder and fountain blade and the knife in use, and how it fits aroundthe cylinder. Fig.3is a sectional view.

A represents my new knife.

B is the handle madein the shape shown in Fig. 1, or in any othersuitable shape, and of wood or any other suitable material.

C is the blade of my knife, made of steel or any other material used forthe blades of knives. It is made in the shape shown in Fig. 1, having astraight edge, d, on a direct line with the edge of the handle B, asshown 5 in Fig. 1, being slightly curved at its connection with B, asdesignated by the letter 6. b

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is its end which is at right angles to the edge d, and ofsufficientlength to fitin the fountain and at its connection with theconcave portion 9 forming a point.

9 represents a small concave portion of the edge of theknife-blade.unitingwith the end I) to make a point, and so concaved asto fit around the cylinder and make its point, which Idesignate byletter P, fit snugly under the 5 I cylinder. it represents the balanceof the edge of the knife-blade O, and extends from the part '9 to thehandle B on an angle, as shown in Fig. 1, having a curved connection,Jr, at the handle similar to the curve 6.

R is the cylinder of the fountain. blade of the fountain.

The manner ofoperation is asfollows: When it is desired to remove theink from the fountain-blade K for any purpose or reason the knife A isinserted in the fountain, as shown in Fig. 2. The point P will fitsnugly under the cylinder, and the ink be readily removed without anywaste or loss ofmaterial, so common with the present appliances forrenewal. Having described myinvention, whatIclai m, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

In a printers ink-fountain knife, the blade 0, having straight edges 61I), forming a right 65 angle, inclined edge h, and concave g,substantially as shown and described.

FREDERICK L. GOSS.

K is the Witnesses J. TAYLOR HAIR, H. VAN DOREN.

